The most complete upper body single exercise

[bblazer]

Stoke up the fire boys, here it comes...

Standing Overhead Barbell Press

The bench press, is a distant 2nd.

Prove me wrong. I triple dog dare you.

There, I put it out there like a friggin man, and have now donned my fire retardant suit. Bring it.

B-

 

[bblazer]

As a bonus, if I am decisively proven wrong, I will go directly to my gym and proceed to do 5 sets of 10 lb hammer curls sitting on a swiss ball while wearing my belt and using grip straps and chalk.

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[dabuffguy]

As a bonus, if I am decisively proven wrong, I will go directly to my gym and proceed to do 5 sets of 10 lb hammer curls sitting on a swiss ball while wearing my belt and using grip straps and chalk.

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LMFAO bro!!!



Good thread.


It really may depend on what your physique is lacking. If you have blasting delts and a weak chest, I'd put prority on the chest press as being the "best". If you have a thick chest, and puney delts, i'd go with the OHP as being the "best" for you. Also, the context of your goals makes a difference. If you are a powerlifter, maybe a certain lift of the 2 weakens your overall score too much. And BBing, well same thing.



Make yor case first too bro. You said what you think, now tell us why. THat's what gets the debate going.

If you say something is better than something else, nobody has anything to debate if you don't present your reasoning.

 

[mwm5]

i dunno.....i see where u're coming from. i would say that and flat press are extremely close. both work so much. chest, shoulders, core, tris... i do both, just for different reasons, so i'm biased

 

[keasbey]

will you be sitting in a squat rack while doing these curls?

 

[gjohnson5]

Stoke up the fire boys, here it comes...

Standing Overhead Barbell Press

The bench press, is a distant 2nd.

Prove me wrong. I triple dog dare you.

There, I put it out there like a friggin man, and have now donned my fire retardant suit. Bring it.

B-

We counting deads for upper body?
I would say third.

Personally I think inclines are a better mass builder for chest and anterior deltoid.

 

[needtogetaas]

We counting deads for upper body?
I would say third.

Personally I think inclines are a better mass builder for chest and anterior deltoid.

I was going to say deads to man..

 

[dabuffguy]

We counting deads for upper body?
I would say third.

Personally I think inclines are a better mass builder for chest and anterior deltoid.

Good point on the deads.

 

[ExtraMile]

I would say barbell rows be near the top. Upper back, biceps, forearms, shoulders, core, and also lower back & glutes on the lower body...

 

[dabuffguy]

And since this is the most COMPLETE upper body exercise, deadlifts should be the winner targeting shoulders, back/traps and arms(forearm/bis) and stimulating the most growth.